Magnetic Island

Townsville and Magnetic Island

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May 2nd 2008
Hello Hello Everyone, Well we had a lovely stop over night in Townsville, wish we had thought to stay more than 1 night it was a really nice place. We stayed in a backpacklers called Globetrotters and it was great so cheap and we got a free dinner and breakfast ah it was like being back in South America! Had a fairly quiet night but managed to get to watch the opening night of Australian Big Br ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more